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locks under

locks under is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lock under.

Meaning of lock under

Verb

lock under (third-person singular simple present locks under, present participle locking under, simple past and past participle locked under)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To serve a life sentence in prison.
    • He's gonna get locked under a cell.

Questions about locks under

What is locks under the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Locks under is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lock under.

Words near locks under in the dictionary

  1. locks out
  2. locks someone up and throws away the key
  3. locks the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  4. locks the stable door after the horse has bolted
  5. locks through
  6. locks under
  7. locks up
  8. lockscreen
  9. lockscreens
  10. Lockses
  11. lockset

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